Hong Kong
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- yuekit2
So I've been in Hong Kong for a couple weeks now and during that time barely saw any protests at all. The impression people are getting from the news of a city that is constantly in chaos is not really accurate.
However today there was a huge march, must have been tens of thousands of people at least, down the main area of Kowloon.
I saw protesters climb on top of subway stations and smash the signs and doors with hammers. A bunch of people break down the door of a Chinese owned bank, then go inside and smash all the ATMs.
Also saw people break into shops (owned by China or by someone who said something negative about the protests) and set them on fire. They would then leave a flyer on the wall nearby explaining why that business was targeted ending with "We do not forgive. We do not forget" lol.
The more radical protester go to these things decked out in a weird combination of soldier and mechanic. Gas mask and body armor while also carrying tools to dismantle stuff. I saw one guy who had figured out the tools needed to remove the bolts on metal railings on the side of the road. They would then use the railings to create barricades to block the roads.
Apparently the protesters are still engaged in a battle with the police about 20 min from my hotel.